Many don't even think about the presence of parasites in their body. Furthermore, people often do not even suspect that if they have health problems, the culprits of this condition are microorganisms that exist at the owner's expense.
Meanwhile, the worms cause various helminthiasis (ascariasis, enterobiasis, echinococcosis, trichinosis, etc. ). In the absence of deworming, the person develops several complications.
Thus, if helminthic invasion is not treated in childhood, there may be a delay in mental and physical development. And the organs affected by the worms contribute to the onset of inflammation, which doesn't go away even after the parasites are removed.
But how to determine the presence of parasites in the body at home? What symptoms and diseases accompany different types of helminthiasis?
What You Should Look For to Identify Worms in Humans
Roughness of the skin, appearance of spots, acne, baldness and premature wrinkles - all these manifestations can indicate the presence of parasitic microorganisms. Also, nail problems or the formation of cracks in the heel (damage to Organs digestive organs) can indicate helminthiasis, sometimes there can be a connection between psoriasis and lamblia.
Often, the above symptoms are caused by lamblia or Trichomonas. However, any helminth invasion negatively affects immunity.
This, in turn, leads to the appearance of such signs:
To recognize parasites in men, you need to pay attention to the presence of adenoma, cystitis, impotence, prostatitis, stones and sand in the kidneys and bladder. Some worms affect the brain and affect the development of future offspring.
To find out which parasites women have, the following symptoms will help:
- myoma;
- painful sensations during menstruation;
- fibroma;
- interruptions in the menstrual cycle;
- disorders in the functioning of the bladder and kidneys;
- fibrocystic breast disease;
- inflammation of the ovaries.
With appendicitis, it is worth thinking about pinworms, biliary dyskinesia, or pancreatitis indicate opistorchiasis.
Hookworm larvae that penetrate the lungs often cause false pneumonia. Furthermore, the manifestations of some types of helminthiasis are similar to angina or bronchitis.
In addition, the symptoms of parasites in the human body are:
Symptoms of the presence of parasites in the body
<2_img_leftxx>To understand whether you or I have helminths, you must pay attention to a number of signs that are quite diverse. Large worms usually contribute to constipation by blocking bile and intestinal ducts, which interfere with natural bowel movements.
A certain type of parasite secretes special substances that dilute the stool. Therefore, diarrhea is not always a symptom of a gastrointestinal disorder, it often indicates the presence of parasitic microorganisms in the human body.
In addition, the parasitic microorganism causes bloating and gas formation. This happens when helminths enter the small intestine, causing an inflammatory process there.
Irritable bowel syndrome is another sign of helminth infestation. Thus, the worms contribute to the malabsorption of fat, with which it enters the large intestine, therefore, there is an increase in the amount in the feces. This leads to cramps, diarrhea and constipation.
Some types of worms can exist in muscle and joint fluid. Therefore, its presence in these areas causes painful sensations similar to the symptoms of arthritis. In fact, this discomfort is due to inflammation, which is the immune response to the presence of worms.
Allergic manifestations are a feature of many types of helminthiasis. After all, the toxins secreted by the worms cause an immune response, which must produce many eosinophils. But an overabundance of protective cells contributes to inflammation, which results in allergies.
Worms often cause rashes, eczema, acne, and other problems. Thus, the simplest parasites lead to the formation of ulcers, papillomas and dermatitis.
Helminth invasion is almost always accompanied by anemia. This is because, after entering the intestine, the worms attach to its mucous membrane and suck nutrients from the host's body. In particular, Trichomonas, which feeds on blood cells, leads to malaise, as a result of which significant blood loss occurs.
People with helminthiasis often have weight problems. Thus, being overweight indicates that the worms poison the human body with toxins or consume glucose. And excessive thinness indicates interruptions in metabolic processes.
Due to the deterioration of well-being caused by the helminth invasion, the patient becomes very irritable and emotionally unstable. After all, the worm's waste poisons its host, negatively affecting the nervous system, and therefore the patient is depressed.
Insomnia is a characteristic sign that parasites are active in the body. Therefore, if a person usually wakes up at 2-3 am, he needs to contact a parasitologist, as this is when the liver is trying to remove all the toxins. Also, roundworms or pinworms come out through the anus at night, causing itchiness and irritation.
In patients under the age of 15, the worms often grind their teeth during sleep. Thus, the nervous system reacts to the toxins secreted by the worms.
In addition, almost all helminthiasis are accompanied by chronic fatigue syndrome, which is characterized by impaired memory, apathy, and the presence of flu-like symptoms. This signals a deficiency of nutrients ingested by pathogenic microorganisms.
With prolonged helminth invasion, immunological disturbances occur in the patient's body. After all, the vital activity of the worms enormously depletes the body's defenses, as a result of which allergic manifestations develop and favorable conditions are created for the penetration of the infection.
Even the prolonged parasitism of harmful microorganisms causes damage to organs and tissues, against the background of the development of oncological diseases. In this case, inflammatory foci are formed and the body suffers from a nutrient deficiency.
All of this is complemented by malfunctions in the functioning of the immune system. Thus, favorable conditions are formed for the emergence of various oncological diseases.
Certain types of worms are located in the human respiratory system, causing inflammation in their organs. As a result, the following symptoms appear:
- coryza;
- temperature increase;
- cough;
- pneumonia;
- asthma.
How to detect helminthiasis using medical research?
In the presence of the above symptoms, to find out whether or not there are parasites in the body, you should seek medical help. You may have to visit a parasitologist, infectious disease specialist, gastroenterologist, surgeon, sometimes an ENT specialist or an ophthalmologist as it all depends on the location of the worms.
Diagnosis often involves scraping and examining the stool to check for the presence of eggs. However, these analyzes allow us to check whether there are worms living in the intestinal tract or parasites migrating along it (tapeworms and flatworms, worms).
As the eggs do not always come out of the anus, the study must be carried out 2-3 times. Using these diagnostic methods, the following is detected:
Many types of helminths (leishmania, lamblia, trypanosome, echinococcus, plasmodium, amoeba, toxoplasma) can be located in almost all tissues and organs, which makes stool analysis uninformative. In this situation, the patient needs to have a blood test for the presence of immunoenzymes, which indicates the presence of antibodies and antigens.
To determine the parasite that lives in the host's liver, a probing and examination of the removed material is carried out. If helminth residues are found in the human liver, this indicates infection.